Remembering & Forgetting.

There are times

when you forget

when you should remember.

Like friends' weekend plans

that they already told you about.

There are times

when you remember

when you should forget.

Like disturbing pictures

that come up on your news feed

unannounced.

There are times

when you want to remember

and so you do.

Like moments for the Pensieve.

There are times

when you remember

without trying.

Like your library card number

from growing up.

23910002127051

There are times

when you know

you will never forget something.

Like specific details

of your day

on September 11, 2001.

There are times

when forgetting

is just what you need to do.

I once liked a boy so much

that I had all the details

of every interaction we'd ever had

filed chronologically

and stored in technicolor,

ready at all times

to be shared

with any sympathetic female

who might listen 

to my (overly specific) tale.

Recently,

I was trying to tell my friend

some details of this story.

And I had forgotten.

And it was the best feeling

to realize how free

I really was.